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Genesis Lamp  founder Edward Zukowski has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has asked Genesis Lamp to provide testing and certification of airfield lamps and beacons to be used on airfields across the country.  The purpose of the testing is to verify the photo metrics and lamp life for the current systems and provide solutions to eliminate the dangers associated with the current 2000 volt systems.
The system supplied to Genesis Lamp for testing is an ADB unit that is used for both elevated and in-pavement systems. Tests were monitored by NBP personnel at the request of the FAA Washington and required 3 days to complete.  Genesis found that light output failed badly for both types of fixtures provided.  The main failure mode was low light output resulting in repeated lamp misfires and very poor lamp life.  Additional testing will help identify and correct the lamp failure modes, identify electronic component failures on the circuit boards and provide information for necessary modifications.
Genesis Lamp has pre-certified companies such as Halibrite, Manairco, NBP, Kopp Glass, and FAA Washington. Halibrite and Manairco rotating beacons were pre-certified by Genesis prior to testing at ETL. Genesis participated in writing FAA Spec 2408 with 60% of the circular was generated by Genesis in conjunction with Frank Troth. The recent project has been a request by FAA Washington to test the photo metrics and lamp life of the new proposed 500 volt anode Par56 elevated and in-pavement linear flash lamp approach fixtures.
Genesis Lamp has testing capabilities in place to analyze not only all L861 & L862 type fixtures with any lens and lamp configurations but also all in-pavement L850 & L852 fixtures for both halogen and LED lamp configurations. Chromaticity values are also possible upon request. The photo range Genesis uses is built around two systems- one used by GE and the other by the Boeing Aircraft R & D facility. It is this range that was used to do substantial testing with Grimes/Boeing R & D Center for the next generation of aircraft landing lights- metal halide lamps.

Genesis uses a slight modification to the GE and Boeing range. Lamp rotation in the horizontal and vertical directions is performed manually as opposed to servo-drives. Servo is quicker but sometimes do not step correctly. This means there could be either no index or stepping in half angle increments instead of a full angle. This information was verified to Genesis by Boeing and FAA personnel. Genesis has reviewed ETL test data submitted by FAA and find that both systems are in close agreement with a variance of only plus or minus 6 percent.
An overview of the Genesis Lamp range if as follows:- The range layout is a linear system using no reflective mirrors to bend the lamp beam which would allow adding beam distance to the range.  All Par type lamps are rotated about the lens seal rim (see Fig. E). This method is as close as possible to approximating what pilots see.- Substantial baffles are added to avoid reflective light bounce both on its way to the light box and also inside the box to the detector (see Fig. A, A1 & A2).- International Light Meter, NIST calibrated twice per year.- Range extension to 100 feet if required.- Precision compound rotary tables for left/right horizontal and vertical angular rotation (see Fig. C & C1).- System layout uses a laser diode and grid layout to give horizontal rotation to within 0.005 inches over a 36 inch distance (see Fig. c & C1).- A secondary laser diode is used to assure correct in-line accuracy to thousandths of an inch. It also assures correct alignment for lens glassware, lamps, and in-pavement & elevated fixtures.- The entire range is enclosed in a black box/curtain system to virtually eliminate ambient light leakage (see Fig. A1 & Fig. A1A).- The detector as shown is mounted in a compound articulating fixture to allow optimum alignment (see Fig. D).

- The detector assembly (see Fig. D) is constructed to allow a front surface mirror to be mounted so the laser beam can be reflected back to the originating system alignment laser diode as shown in Fig. C1 & D1 which allows for extreme accuracy.- Additional care was taken to eliminate light bounce back from personnel or equipment standing behind the lamp test head thus causing erroneous readings.- The range has been inspected/approved 8 times by FAA personnel.
Range schematics from Genesis Lamp show actual range alignment and associated fixture hardware and are available upon request.
Genesis Lamp is the largest North American distributor of airport lighting for Phillips, Osram, and GE lighting. Genesis Lamp is an authorized replacement light bulb distributor for GE, Ushio,  Osram/Sylvania, Philips, and Seimens. Genesis Lamp makes ordering replacement bulbs fast and easy.
Whether you need halogen light bulbs for an airport runway, HID replacement bulbs for a parking lot or just the right incandescent light bulbs for a chandelier, Genesis Lamp offers the best choice for replacement bulbs online.
Contact Genesis Lamp for a free sample replacement light by calling toll free at 1-800-685-6257 or visit them on the web at www.genesislamp.com and start saving money- and the environment.

On June 29, 2009 the US Department of Energy issued new energy conservation standards for General Service Fluorescent Lamps (GSFL).

When do the standards take effect?

Lamps manufactured on or after July 14, 2012 must meet these new standards.

Which fluorescent lamps will be impacted?

2′ U-Bents, 4′ and 8′ Linear Fluorescent Lamps.The new standards are based on efficacy and are summarized in the table in the PDF (linked at bottom of this post). Lamps must meet minimum Lumen per Watt (LPW) requirements.

Are any products exempt from the regulation?

Yes, the following products are not affected:

• Other lengths not mentioned

• CWX/DX/C50 are exempt due to CRI

• F96T12/CW/HO-O and D/HO-O (LowTemperature)

• All TuffGuard Lamps

How can I be compliant with efficiency standards?

The ruling applies to lamps manufactured after the effective date.We recommend that if it is time for you to replace your systems (lamp and ballast), you should upgrade to the energy saving systems that are not affected by the ruling, versus replacing the system with existing technology that will be outdated in two years.

Is Philips going to take back any non-compliant inventory after July 14, 2012?

No.The standards do not prohibit distributors from selling ”non-compliant” product manufactured before July 14, 2012. The rules only apply to the date of manufacture.

Do I need to install aT8 system?

Switching to an energy saving system will have a better payback due to less energy used.You can replace your current T12 lamps with exempt lamps that are not affected by the legislation, however, your choices are limited, and may not be the best for your application.

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Honeywell – Hughey & Phillips

After more than 10 years under Honeywell International, Honeywell has announced that the Obstruction Lighting product line located at the Honeywell facility in Urbana, OH has been acquired by a manufacturing group, who plan to elevate the obstruction lighting business to its former standing.

The entrepreneurial team, with more than 20 years experience in the aerospace manufacturing and lighting industry, assumes the name Hughey & Phillips, as well as the rights to all products, manufacturing and marketing materials. The new Hughey & Phillips, which will continue to be located in Urbana, OH, is backed by an experienced leadership team that continues to see increased performance in the aviation lighting industry even during adverse economic conditions.That team brings to Hughey & Phillips a time-tested and proven business principle: to provide our customers quality, affordable, worry-free products right when they need them.

Hughey & Phillips looks forward to reengaging its long-standing customer base while growing new business relationships with companies who expect to receive the highest quality products with stellar customer support. Standing on a 70-year-reputation of delivering state-of-the art obstruction lighting and associated products and services, Hughey & Phillips will continue to provide great products that have been synonymous with our name. At Hughey & Phillips, we realize our reputation never takes a day off. Therefore, you can expect to get nothing but the best from us.

During the transition phase over the next weeks, you will still be able to contact the same personnel you have in the past to answer any questions, get quotes and place orders. Honeywell representatives will be working along with Hughey & Phillips employees to ensure a smooth transition. We look forward to talking with you soon to expand on the future of Hughey & Phillips.

Feel free to contact us at either

1-877-285-4466 or www.oblighting.com.

Sincerely,

Hughey & Phillips

BRUSSELS — Restrictions on the sale of incandescent bulbs begin going into effect across most of Europe on Tuesday in the continent’s latest effort to get people to save energy and combat global warming. But even advocates concede the change is proving problematic.

Under the European Union rules, shops will no longer be allowed to buy or import most incandescent frosted glass bulbs starting Tuesday. Retailers can continue selling off their stock until they run out.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/01/business/energy-environment/01iht-bulb.html?_r=2&hp

Genesis Lamp Corporation has been selected for the 2009 Best of Painesville Award in the Commercial Lighting Fixtures category by the US Commerce Association.

Each year, the US Commerce Association (USCA) identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

Ashley Carter
Selection Committee Chair
US Commerce Association

Whenever you get the opportunity to mix business with pleasure- it’s a good thing. Genesis Lamp VP of Sales Mark Zukowski recently traveled with USA Outback host Denny Snyder to the turkey hunting heaven of Missouri to investigate the possibilities of expanding the long list of Genesis Lamp corporate customers- and hopefully tag a couple of long beards.

After meeting at Lambert International Airport, the first stop along the way would be the Bass Pro Shops retail store in St. Charles where Mark and I had the opportunity to speak with facilities maintenance manager Darin Johnson. The sheer number of retail lighting and specialty lighting required for a facility of that size is astounding. After you start to add up all of the ceiling fluorescent lights, sodium halides, spot lights and bulbs used for displays and showcases, it really makes you wonder just how many of the lights used are in fact energy efficient lights. The energy savings alone by switching to energy efficient lighting would cover the costs of quite a few turkey hunting trips to Missouri.

A little more than a stone’s throw away from Bass Pro Shops is the Ameristar Casino Resort Spa conveniently situated just off of I-70 along the scenic Missouri river. Re-lamping a retail store would seem like child’s play compared to illuminating the Ameristar casino facilities.

Located in historic St. Charles, Mo., Ameristar Casino Resort Spa St. Charles is a short drive from downtown St. Louis. The property features a 400-suite luxury hotel, a full service day spa, an indoor-outdoor pool, 22,000 square feet of state-of-the-art conference and meeting space, seven restaurants, 12 bars, a 130,000-square-foot casino and three entertainment venues. The 130,000-square-foot casino is decorated with ornate architectural details, lighting and stained-glass skylights. With more than 3,000 slot machines, 60 table games and a 19-table live poker room, the Ameristar is a far reach from the turn of the century cabin where we would be turkey hunting.

We arrived at the cabin just before nightfall and proceeded to unload our gear from my 2008 H3 Hummer. The inside of the vehicle looked like either a Bass Pro Shop retail store or a Cabela’s warehouse had exploded and it was all contained inside the Hummer. It is amazing just how much gear you THINK you need to kill a turkey. Between the two of us, we probably had a dozen different slate and box calls, “B” mobile decoys, enough 3D Seclusion camo for ten guys, a couple dozen different Butski mouth calls, guns, and enough Winchester and Federal ammo to wipe out all things gobbling in Missouri. You would think we were going to war- and we were- with the turkeys once again.

Several weeks earlier, Mark and I had come to Missouri to help out with the early youth turkey hunt capturing the opening day festivities for my outdoor television show USA Outback. We had a successful hunt with my shooter 12 year old Rebecca taking a nice long beard at first light. This time it was all about us. Mark has hunted the area for over 14 years and pointed us in the right direction to roost birds- thus ensuring us of a successful first day’s hunt.

One of the best tips I can give the beginner turkey hunter is to let nature take its course. Missouri is abundant with coyotes and owls who(get it- who who- LOL)sing in unison enough to inspire any long beard on a limb to gobble and give up his location. After listening to over a dozen birds sound off just behind our camp, we were certain for some early morning turkey hunting action.

You would think that having a good connection with a lighting company that we would have sufficient lights for our stay. NOOOooooo- we get back to the cabin and sure enough the back porch 60 watt incandescent light bulb was burned out. To add insult to injury, we walk in to the kitchen to find a replacement bulb and sure enough- the overhead Circleline fluorescent over the kitchen cabinet was burned out as well. “You have got to be kidding me” I said looking in Mark’s direction. “Do you know where a guy can get a couple of light bulbs?”- knowing full well we were in the backwoods of Missouri and wireless service for the laptop to order lightbulbs at www.genesislamp.com. would be a few days away. Replacement bulbs would have to wait until our next trip because we didn’t want even the delivery guy to know about our turkey hunting hot spot.

Long story short- both Mark and I tagged out opening day on a pair of long beards all captured on camera for a future episode of USA Outback. Not only did we tag toms, we also experienced some terrific fishing for crappies on Lake of the Ozarks and spoonbill fishing on the Osage river.

I look forward to returning to Missouri and our little turkey hunting heaven. One of the landowners where we were hunting is even building a new house equipped with Genesis Lamp energy efficient compact fluorescents to light things up for his guests.

What does all of this have to do with Genesis Lamp? It does not matter whether you are gambling at the Ameristar in the city limits of Saint Louis or hunting and fishing in the backwoods of Missouri, Genesis Lamp is there for all of your lighting needs. Contact Genesis Lamp at www.genesislamp.com. or call toll free at 1-800-685-5267.

PRESS RELEASE

Genesis Lamp supports conservation and markets efforts to sportsmen.

Indianapolis, IN- USA Outback Outdoor Television executive producer Denny Snyder has announced that the award winning popular outdoor television program ‘USA Outback’ has joined forces with Genesis Lamp to light up the world of sportsmen in 2009. Genesis Lamp is a family owned and operated business with 25 years experience in the replacement light bulb business. Genesis Lamp is one of the few remaining light bulb manufacturers that makes the majority of it’s products in the US.

“With global warming changing our climate, we all need to take responsibility and helping conservation of our natural resources is as easy as changing a lightbulb.”
Snyder states- “Each one of us can make a difference to help our environment.”

Genesis Lamp provides energy efficient bulbs for all of the lighting needs of USA Outback Outdoor Television. Proper lighting is a requirement for good footage and Genesis Lamp now provides USA Outback TV staff with projector lamps and full spectrum lamps, office fluorescent light bulbs and even flood lights for specialized outdoor shoots.

Whether you need fluorescent lights for the garage or a specialized metal halide or halogen light, buying a replacement light from Genesis Lamp is not only good for your pocketbook, it’s good for the environment. Genesis Lamp supplies energy efficient lighting products to the residential, commercial/industrial and recreational markets, and also replacement automotive bulbs.

Genesis Lamp is the largest North American distributor of airport lighting for Phillips, Osram, and GE lighting. Genesis Lamp is an authorized replacement light bulb distributor for GE,

GENESIS LAMP JOINS USA OUTBACK OUTDOOR TELEVISION FOR 2009- CONTINUED

Ushio, Osram/Sylvania, Philips, and Seimens. Genesis Lamp makes ordering replacement bulbs fast and easy.

Whether you need halogen light bulbs for an airport runway, HID replacement bulbs for a parking lot or just the right incandescent light bulbs for a chandelier, Genesis Lamp offers the best choice for replacement bulbs online.

Contact Genesis Lamp for a free sample replacement light by calling toll free
at 1-800-685-6257 or visit them on the web at www.genesislamp.com and start saving money- and the environment.

For more information on USA Outback Outdoor Television, contact Denny Snyder at (317)502-7942 or visit on the web at www.usaoutbacktv.com .

I am pleased to announce that Genesis Lamp Corporation has been selected for the 2008 Best of Painesville Award in the Light Bulbs & Tubes category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA).

The USLBA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USLBA identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

Also, a copy of the press release publicizing the selection of Genesis Lamp Corporation is posted on the USLBA website. USLBA hereby grants Genesis Lamp Corporation a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, distribute, and display this press release in any media formats and through any media channels.

Bill to Ban Regular Light Bulbs Introduced in House
By Nathan Burchfiel
CNSNews.com Staff Writer
March 21, 2007

(CNSNews.com) – A Democratic lawmaker has introduced a bill that would ban the sale of traditional incandescent light bulbs – which are less energy-efficient, prompting claims that they contribute to “global warming” – one day after a colleague told a press conference that legislating a ban would be a “last choice.”

As Cybercast News Service reported last week, Rep. Don Manzullo (R-Ill.) and Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) held a news conference Wednesday calling for more efficient lighting options, and Manzullo said “the last thing we want to do is force legislation down people’s throats.”

One day later, Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) introduced legislation that would set target dates for certain types of light bulbs to be prohibited for sale in the United States.

Harman calls the bill “an important first step toward making every household, business and public building in America more energy-efficient.”

“This legislation, while a small step, could have an enormous impact,” she said in a posting on the liberal Huffington Post blog. “And hopefully, it can help transform America into an energy-efficient and energy-independent nation.”

An average traditional incandescent bulb based on a filament emits 12-15 lumens per watt (a measurement of the bulb’s lighting output.) Harman’s bill would require all bulbs to produce 60 lumens-per-watt by January 2012; 90 lumens-per-watt by January 2016; and 120 lumens-per-watt by January 2020.

Currently available compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL) are about halfway to the ultimate goal, offering approximately 60 lumens-per-watt. A 20-watt CFL produces about as much light as a 100-watt incandescent bulb.

Philips Lighting, the world’s largest producers of light bulbs, has joined with environmental groups to encourage legislation banning incandescent bulbs. Some skeptics believe the company is in the debate simply for its own profit.

Brian Darling, director of Senate relations at the conservative Heritage Foundation, told Cybercast News Service it is “unusual” for a company to ask for federal regulation of their product unless it will benefit them financially.

In this case, a federal standard would ensure that incandescent bulbs would not be available from any manufacturer, so if Philips stopped producing the bulbs, it would not lose business to other companies still producing them.

“This company conceivably could be using environmentalism as a pretext to market their more expensive and more energy efficient bulbs to the detriment of their competition, who produce cheaper bulbs,” Darling said.

Steve Goldmacher, a spokesman for Philips Lighting, acknowledged Tuesday that the company supports legislating efficiency standards as a way to prevent competitors from offering the traditional bulbs.

“If we stopped [producing the bulbs] … somebody else would just jump into the breach and continue to manufacture them and continue to fill that gap,” he told Cybercast News Service.

“Given the choice of a 25 cent incandescent [bulb] to a $2 or $3 or $5 product … consumers have made that choice already over the years – they choose the more inefficient type,” Goldmacher said, “so here we need to lead them a little by the hand and take those inefficient types off the market.”

Goldmacher dismissed skeptics’ claims that the company merely wants to require consumers to purchase more expensive products so it can legislate higher profits for itself.

“That’s not the driving force here,” he said, adding that the company’s goal is “to reduce the footprint of the lighting industry and create a more sustainable product.”

While the bulbs cost more up-front, they will last longer, Goldmacher said. “If we make a technology that’s going to last 25 years, we’re not going to make that much money on that purchase, are we?”

Cuba two years ago began phasing out incandescent light bulbs in a reported bid to ease the strain on the communist-ruled island’s overtaxed electricity grid. Following Havana’s example, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez last November launched a program to distribute millions of energy-saving bulbs, for free, to the country’s citizens.

And Australia last month announced a plan that would gradually ban light bulbs that do not comply with energy-efficiency targets.

A spokesman for Harman declined to provide comment for this report.

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200703/NAT20070321a.html

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